A Case of Dermatomyositis with Esophageal Fistula in Whom Blind Mucosal Biopsy Detected Occult Oropharyngeal Carcinoma

• Egile Nagusiak: Miho Kabuto (Egilea), Noriki Fujimoto (Egilea), Kazuya Teramura (Egilea), Midori Tateishi (Egilea), Yasuhito Hamaguchi (Egilea), Manabu Fujimoto (Egilea), Toshihiro Tanaka (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Karger Publishers, 2014-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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We present a case of anti-transcription intermediary factor 1 (anti-TIF-1) antibody-positive dermatomyositis with concomitant esophageal fistula and extensive truncal erythema. The characteristic cutaneous features and presence of anti-TIF-1 antibodies were predictive for internal malignancy. Howeve...